Descendants of Abraham: Arab-Israeli Peacebuilding in the Middle East

The year 2020 marked a historic diplomatic breakthrough with the signing of the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and, in 2021 with Sudan. Although the Biden administration and the Gaza-Israel war—sparked by the October 7 Hamas massacre—have slowed the pace of cooperation, the dawn of a new Trump era has brought fresh momentum to the negotiating table, with new agreements once again under discussion. Will peace be established in the near future between Saudi Arabia—home to Islam’s holiest sites—and the Jewish state? What does the new reality in Syria, shaped by the fall of the Assad regime and the partial power grab by HTS, mean for regional cooperation? How does the weakening of Iran and the terrorist organizations it supports affect Arab-Israeli relations? And who, guided by what vision, might take part in the reconstruction of Gaza? Don't miss this compelling conversation, where—together with our Israeli and Arab guest speakers, as well as a British colonel with firsthand experience in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq—we will delve into the intricate and interwoven dynamics of the region through questions such as these.